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Joab Mershon House

Coordinates: 40°17′36″N 90°25′59″W / 40.29333°N 90.43306°W / 40.29333; -90.43306
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Joab Mershon House
Joab Mershon House is located in Illinois
Joab Mershon House
Joab Mershon House is located in the United States
Joab Mershon House
Location507 W. 5th St., Vermont, Illinois
Coordinates40°17′36″N 90°25′59″W / 40.29333°N 90.43306°W / 40.29333; -90.43306
Arealess than one acre
Built1859 (1859)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, four-over-four
MPSVermont, Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.96001294[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996

The Joab Mershon House is a historic house located at 507 West 5th Street in Vermont, Illinois. Joab Mershon, a local pork packer and banker, had the house built for his family in 1859. The house has an Italianate design with Greek Revival elements; at the time of its construction, the former style was emerging in popularity while the latter was declining, and the house represents a transitional work between the two styles. The Italianate influence is seen most prominently in the hip roof, which features a bracketed cornice and a cupola with matching brackets. Key Greek Revival elements include the dentillation on the entrance and cupola and the ornamental cast iron lintels. The house's interior has a four-over-four plan, which features four rooms on each floor and a central hallway.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Newton, David; Reinert, John (May 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mershon, Joab, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.